Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Cursive writing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Writing of the ordinary form, as contradistinguished from
shorthand or stenography.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The written characters used in the common method of writing; -- opposed to
shorthand .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The written characters used in the common method of writing; -- opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing;
handwriting . - adverb To write something by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.
- adverb To write something out by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printing out;
handwritten .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having words written out in full by hand
- noun rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
Etymologies
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Examples
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Writing is one of the plastic arts, which is why I still write in longhand for a first draft.
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JH: I write the first draft of my novels in longhand, with a fountain pen in bound blank books.
Grand Master Joe Haldeman tells all (or some, anyway) to Sci Fi Bookshelf 2010
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She wrote, in longhand on a yellow pad, epic novels of family and forgiveness that were adored by her fans but often received less than enthusiastic reviews from critics.
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I wrote my first 5 or 6 novels in longhand, but over time I've increasingly given up the straight through push to the end toward more of a retrenchment style.
kateelliott: Writing the Wrong Words kateelliott 2009
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Writing longhand is a liberating way of taking part in NaNoWriMo, as I can now write anywhere at any time.
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She wrote, in longhand on a yellow pad, epic novels of family and forgiveness that were adored by her fans but often received less than enthusiastic reviews from critics.
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Right now as I'm writing this out in longhand I'm in a Barnes and Noble in San Antonio while my wife is suffering through a business meeting nearby.
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Writing is one of the plastic arts, which is why I still write in longhand for a first draft.
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She wrote in longhand and maintained a discplined schedule, writing five hours a day, four days a week.
Belva Plain, 95 Emma Brown 2010
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Sometimes, I think writing longhand is an advantage.
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